GM A body master cylinder woes...

[shizzy]

Im in the process of replacing the incorrect master on my car. it had a Disk/Drum master on it and I'm replacing it with a drum/drum master. upon removal of the master there is a rubber bushing between the master and booster. It does not match the new one that came with the new master.

I posted on an olds forum and it was stated it might be for a car with manual brakes. the one I have is slotted allowing the brake fluid to run out between the master and booster to keep it from going in to the booster and ruining it. Is this correct? can I just clean and reuse the bushing already on the car?







and yes, I have drums all around on my car. getting laid off and then going to work at Walmart sure puts a kink in the budget....

[b-man]

Just clean the old one and reuse it. The new longer boot is for a manual master.

That piece is only a dust boot and it's not meant to seal any fluid, the master shouldn't be leaking any fluid unless it's shot.

The booster and master are supposed to be replaced at the same time, but when you're on a budget replacing just the the master is fine as long as your booster survived any brake fluid ingress.

[shizzy]

thanks, thats what I wanted to hear.

and yes, it is leaking out the back. It doesnt look like any fluid got in to the booster so hopefully this all works out.

Walmart paycheck = low LOW budget.